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Post Subject: The Sound of Better PowerPosted by Paul S on: 12/10/2011
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Fuses are seldom used in modern installations, but they are still widely available. "Better" breakers are also available from commercial suppliers, for whatever they're worth. It is true that "regular" breakers "soften" over time, and also in hot weather, or when run regularly with higher loads. But I don't know what this means in terms of sound, apart from the obvious tripping. Perhaps the biggest benefit from a new dedicated line would be QC, from one end to the other, with solid connections, unbroken home runs and a good, unshared ground. Any dedicated line should at least have continuous/home run copper wiring. A nice upgrade would be copper buss bars at the service; however, these are hard to find. Still, who knows what sort of problems would yet get to the hi-fi via such a line.
Indeed, the 50's and 60's commercial equipment was the high-water mark for this gear. By and large, even the copper was better, and some of this stuff even has the copper busses.
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